National Treasure

Adventure/Action — 131 min — Directed by Jon Turteltaub
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean, Jon Voight, Harvey Keitel

Benjamin Franklin Gates descends from a family of treasure-seekers who've all hunted for the same thing: a war chest hidden by the Founding Fathers after the Revolutionary War. Ben's close to discovering its whereabouts, as is his competition, but the FBI is also hip to the hunt.

Wouldn't you just know it. This reeks of American propaganda from the beginning to the end. The ggoodguys are chased by the badguys, and naturally they win and find the treasure at the end, after the baddies are tricked. Groan! Now that's not surprising in itself, it's the hidden subtext of the whole movie that reeks of Go USA! Naturally, the hero is larger than life, wanting the whole world to benefit from the treasure, rather than himself. Right. The american way is as we all know, everything to me, not to the world. Nic is as usual wooden, and his sidekick and comedic assistant have some pretty awful 'funny' stuff to say. And it wouldn't be complete without some eyecandy for the boys. She's not bad-looking at all, and that cleavage, well, slurrrp. Sadly she doesn't show it very much, probably due to the PG rating. All in all a no-thrills movie with a very predictable ending. Love the way the sidekick mishandles his Ferrari at the end.

My Rating: 6 / 10